New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

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Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient ... in the Roman world, held unusual levels of power for women—and it's been suggested that this woman might have been a priestess of the goddess ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted ... It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess,” the study’s author, Cecilie Brons ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park Two nearly life-size statues have been discovered inside a cemetery in Pompeii, the ancient ... the sculptures were likely carved during Rome’s Late Republican ...

A life-sized statue has been discovered in Pompeii of an ancient Roman woman thought to have been a priestess in a fertility ...

Based mainly on written evidence of various kinds, it can be shown that in ancient ... sculptures shows us just how difficult this task is. Generations of art historians specializing in Greek and ...